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(43) Date of publication: 03.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/40 (21) Application number: 10832414.6 (22) Date of filing: 23.11.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04F 13/00(2009.01) F01D 1/18(2006.01) F01D 3/00(2006.01) F04D 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2010/001573 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/063452 (03.06.2011 Gazette 2011/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 24.11.2009 US 264041 P (71) Applicant: Ghd Pty Ltd Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (AU)	(72) Inventor: WOODTHORPE, Mark, Owen Sunbury Victoria 3429 (AU) (74) Representative: Tischner, Oliver et al Lavoix Munich Bayerstrasse 85a 80335 Munich 80335 Munich (DE)